Washington state superintendent defends first grade class reading about transgender children

A superintendent in Washington state defended a first grade teacher’s decision to read her class a book about transgender children.

Greg Baker, the superintendent of Bellingham School District, said the teacher’s choice to read I Am Jazz to her class was in line with the district’s values. His statement on Thursday cited “hate speech and harassment” that began with “attention” given to the reading of the library book and “the private business owned by one of our school board members.”